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There have been lots of literal birth days at the Ottawa Birthing and Wellness Centre in south Ottawa.

But they celebrated an important third birthday with an announcement from Ottawa South MPP John Fraser about an increase in provincial funding for midwifery.

Midwives, parents and children born at the centre celebrated the third birthday party for the centre, which features birthing suites where women can give birth with support from a midwife.

Fraser announced that Ontario will fund midwifery practices with an additional $27.3 million in 2017.

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Police, school officials find St. FX student ‘did not intend to be a threat’ elaborate on the nature of the threat. “It was taken as a physical threat, it was treated seriously and a formal threat assessment was done before consequences were established,� said Mardi de Kemp, board spokesperson, adding that further details about the apparent threat or resulting con-

In a series of Facebook posts on March 1, concerned parents compared notes about what their children were hearing, that one or more students planned to open fire at a school assembly planned for March 3.

Ottawa police and Ottawa Catholic School Board officials would not

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A flurry of texts sent between students at St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in Riverside South and their parents raised alarm bells amid reports of a “physical threat.�

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closely� with the student, the family, the school resource officer and staff “to ensure the safety of the school and the well-being of your child.�

The investigation revealed that “the student involved did not intend to be a threat� and that “appropriate consequences have been applied at the school level,� the board said in a statement. “At the Ottawa Catholic School Board, physical threats are taken very seriously.�

An Ottawa police spokesperson confirmed to Metroland that a school resource officer was dispatched to the Riverside South high school “to speak to a student who had made some remarks. “After she looked into it, there was no intent or ability to follow through on his remarks, and there’s no further action,� the spokesperson said.

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In a notice sent to parents midmorning on March 1, school officials said staff conducted an investigation, which involved a formal threat assessment and that an Ottawa police school resource officer had been called in. “Students at the school expressed concern about threats from another student,� reads the message, provided to Metroland Media by the board. “All the students at the school are safe, and the school is operating normally.�

Following the investigation, “appropriate consequences have been applied at the school level,� the notice states. No further details were provided about any actions taken by the school.

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A student at St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School in Riverside South did not intend to be a threat, according to Ottawa police. The findings come after police and school officials investigated reports that a student had made a ‘physical threat,’ prompting concern by parents and students alike on March 1.

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Funds will allow Ontario to add 87 more midwives Continued from page 1

The funds will allow another 87 midwives to practise in Ontario. Almost 600 babies have been born at the centre in the three years it’s been open, with people travelling from all over the city and beyond to give birth at the centre.

Laura St. Cyr has had two babies at the birthing centre, after starting with a doctor-based birth plan but then deciding she wanted something more holistic.

“We spent a considerable amount of time researching our options, considering what it entails to labour, deliver, have a baby,” she said.

“It wasn’t until we were encouraged to come for a tour that I realized … this place might really be the right space for us.”

She had such a good experience with her first labour, a water birth, that she returned when she was pregnant a second time to give birth again.

A new practice in Ottawa has received funding and joined in on the celebrations. The Community Midwives of Ottawa are based out of the Ottawa Birthing and Wellness Centre, and began taking patients in August 2016.

Before the Community Midwives of

Ottawa started, no midwives were based out of the birthing centre, although some delivered pre-natal care on site.

Ola Levitin, a midwife with the group, said women choose to give birth outside of the hospital “because they believe birth is a normal physiological experience and they’re not ill.”

The fact that the centre can facilitate water births, which hospitals in Ottawa do not, is also a bonus for some of the mothers who choose to give birth there.

Birthing suites at the centre have birthing tubs and large beds and are available to mothers with a low-risk pregnancy and who give birth with a midwife.

In 2016, midwives attended approximately 22,554 births, according to the province.

Six-month-old Raina Ayoub, with her parents Nadya and Rami Ayoub at the Ottawa Birth and Wellness Centre where Raina was born. The family attended the birthing centre’s third birthday party on March 4.

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The non-farm boy returns Some readers of this column will recall we hosted two boys from Suzhou, China at the farm a few years ago. When applying to be international students, both young men requested rooms on a farm. They wanted a taste of Canadian farm living.

The problem with having two boys visiting from the same country is that they are more apt to revert to their mother tongue when conversing with each other. This makes learning English a whole lot more difficult. John and Jerry had friends at school who would help them with their conversational English, but it was just too easy and too tempting to switch back to Mandarin when they got home. Their progress was very slow during the year they stayed with us.

Farm life, as well, turned out to be not such a good fit. Perhaps the boys thought they could play

DIANA FISHER The Accidental Farmwife with the animals, tractor and ATV, but maybe we had farm hands to do the dirty work?

Wrong. I don’t even have help cleaning this huge house. That first season, the Farmer took the boys out to the stable and gave them a lesson in mucking out the horse stall. The first time they did it, the boys declared it was a fine form of exercise. The second time, they said they needed a shower right away, followed by a nap. The third time, in late spring, they said they had never

smelled anything so awful in all their lives. I told them they were lucky we didn’t have chickens at the time.

After a few months of settling in, the boys declared they couldn’t even fill the wood bin.

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The next fall, John did not return to Canada. His father decided to put him to work to pay off the money he ‘wasted’ sitting in his room on our farm, learning nothing. Jerry, on the other hand, had spent the summer being tutored in English by a college graduate. He was ready for year two of his international experience, and this time it showed.

He lived with a family in town (having realized the farming life was not for him) and worked hard on his studies. At the end of the year I was able to watch him graduate with his friends. He was pretty proud of himself. He enrolled in college and was accepted, although he would once again have to work on his English over the summer. I hoped he hadn’t bitten off more than he could chew.

Imagine my surprise when, the other day, a brand new silver BMW pulled carefully into the yard. I thought it strange that the driver pulled up to the barn

instead of the house. Then the door opened and Jerry stepped out. He had hoped to catch the Farmer at home. He wanted to show my husband his new car.

He had also brought someone he wanted us to meet.

Richie is graduating from Algonquin this year, a practical nurse. She comes from the same part of China as Jerry. He

met her in his first year of international marketing. He has one year left to go.

Just as they were leaving, one of the barn cats emerged from her hiding spot under the couch and darted past Jerry. He leapt a foot in the air. So not everything has changed about the big guy from China. He’s still terrified of cats.

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LRT sparks questions, in person and online

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At a city hall public information session on the second stage of the light-rail plan, residents peppered staff with questions ranging from the 16-month shut down of the Trillium Line to the need for more public consultation.

“Why does the city want to rush through this process?

What is the big urgency? We need more consultations, especially in the west end,” resident Anna Bevilacqua asked on Facebook.

Coun. Stephen Blais, chair of the city’s transportation commission, said the city has held more than two dozen public consultations.

The March 1 meeting was hosted following the finance and economic development committee’s approval of the project’s procurement process on Feb. 24.

Council was to have the final say on March 8.

In the Champlain room at city hall, about 35 people came to listen to Chris Swail, director of Stage 2, give a 45-minute presentation about the changes planned for that stage.

Changes include stretching the line west to Moodie, east to Trim and also to the city’s airport.

The total project will cost

more than $3 billion.

At a satellite location in the city’s south end, about 35 people gathered at the Hunt ClubRiverside Park Community Centre, for the consultation, which was hosted by southend councillors.

Swail said that the project is on an aggressive schedule and in order to keep it on track, the city needs to move forward.

He also pointed to the 27 public meetings held about the project.

There will be more meetings, but those will be confined to an environmental assessment amendment for a proposed maintenance and storage facility near Moodie station.

The city has identified eight potential locations. However, the National Capital Commission will have to approve any location on their land. Swail said as many as five of those proposed locations have been struck down by the commission already.

“We’ll end up with three that we’ll go out and talk to the public about,” he said.

If an appropriate location can’t be found, that facility will have to wait until the line gets extended to Kanata.

The move to go to Moodie was applauded by Bill Fenton, a member of the Crystal Beach Lakeview Community Association.

“It’s a great decision to go to Moodie,” he said.

Following the meeting, he added, “The access to recreation and the greenbelt just brings the whole city together.”

According to Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, many people at the satellite location were concerned about the proposed 16-month closure of the O-Train.

Previously, said Swail, the city was proposing two consecutive summer shutdowns of the line.

That information only came out on Feb. 17 during the technical briefing for the new plan.

Swail said the rationale is tied to not just extending the line, but also enhancing it.

“We’re hearing from people because it’s new,” he said of the plan to stop operations for a year and four months.

“We want to have a train that actually runs on a schedule.”

The shutdown also has a lot to do with the procurement plan. Whoever is chosen for the project will be responsible for the quality of the overall system.

“In order to improve the quality of the overall system, we simply need more time to assure ourselves that we are giving the people bidding on the job the time required to do all that additional work.”

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Drug testing can save lives

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ever have we known such gargantuan problems due to something so small.

Fentanyl is a strong opioid – 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine.

Minuscule doses of the drug can kill.

On Feb. 27, the city’s deputy police chief told a Kanata audience that enforcement will not keep the scourge of fentanyl from our streets.

When thousands of doses of a drug can be imported in a single envelope, complete eradication is beyond any agency.

But all is not lost, and we don’t have to throw our hands up in the air and simply hope no one else dies from an overdose of opioids. We do have some tools available to reduce the harm.

Education is job one. The people most at risk need to know that any drug that they buy from illicit sources may contain opioids like fentanyl.

One dose can kill. A few doses can create an addiction, even if the user has no idea there is fentanyl mixed into their counterfeit pills or powders.

That message should reach everyone in the city, starting with children. The school boards are clearly redoubling their efforts to make sure students know the risks.

Secondly, naloxone – the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose – should be made as

widely available as possible. The city plans to have doses in every fire and police vehicle. The province has made naloxone freely available.

If someone still chooses to consume a drug – and that would be a bad decision – we can make the outcome less risky if we allow them to test their drugs for fentanyl.

Test kits exist. If one of our levels of government makes them available to would-be drug users, those people can find out if there is fentanyl in a drug they have purchased.

A user who sees a positive result for fentanyl can avoid potential death or addiction. And at the same time, they learn that the person who sold them that pill or powder cannot be trusted.

Drug testing like this has been offered at some concert festivals in the past, and it is controversial. Some will say testing condones or encourages drug use. But which is better: 1,000 people use drugs at a festival and one dies, or 1,000-plus people use drugs at a festival and no one dies?

That’s the crux of harm reduction. It’s why we provide free needles to IV drug addicts. It’s what the Insite safe-injection site in Vancouver does. It simply saves lives.

Drug-testing kits have potential. They should be part of the discussion.

Chasing away aging with healthy living

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ave you heard about the 105-year-old French cyclist who broke a world record in February? Robert Marchand completed 22 kilometres in 60 minutes, setting the world record for cyclists 105 and older.

Who knew such a thing existed?

Between you and me, I’m not sure I could ride 22 kilometres in an hour and I’m less than half this guy’s age. That he broke the record, however, is not the most remarkable thing about Marchand — a former trucker, gardener and lumberjack who’s been retired for more than a quarter-century. A two-year study examining Marchand’s exceptional physical health determined that he’s actually become healthier since he turned 103 years old.

This is unprecedented. Prior to

sor at the University of Evry-Val d’Essonne in France. Billat, who specializes in exercise science, marked Merchand as a study case a few years ago. Since 2014, MarchCapital Muse and has followed a rigorous exercise schedule for someone of his age — although, frankly, not that rigorous for a younger individual. Marchand the study, it was thought that after middle age, we’re unable to increase spends 80 per cent of his week doing easy intensity exercise and the reour aerobic fitness levels. The most maining 20 per cent engaging in high common indicator is VO2 max, which measures the peak oxygen we intensity activity.

Billat published her findings in use during physical exercise.

After the age of 50, the majority The Journal of Applied Physiology in December. Measures of Marchand’s of people see their VO2 max levels decline. It’s generally been presumed VO2 max, heart rate and overall heart and respiratory fitness showed that, even if older athletes could maintain their VO2 max levels, they that — at 105 — Marchand has the aerobic capacity of an averhave little to no hope of increasing age, healthy 50-year-old. Moreover, them.

Enter Veronique Billat, a profes- Marchand was able to increase his

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VO2 max by 13 per cent over the study period.

I don’t know about you, but the moment I read that, I decided it was time to get my 30-somethingyear-old butt off my office chair and return to the gym with vigour.

I may not have Marchand’s genetics, nor am I the same gender, and I probably don’t have the same social contacts and positive outlook on life that may have helped him to become a centenarian in the first place. But my thought was, if this old guy can do it, why not me?

There’s enough evidence out there to show that sleep, a healthy diet and regular exercise will slow the aging process. Marchand, who apparently eats a simple diet of dairy, chicken and a daily glass of red wine (love this guy), has proven that we can possibly reverse the aging process if we’re diligent about doing the right things for our bodies.

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Shutting down Metcalfe’s main street signals party mode

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

You know the party is getting bigger and better when there’s talk of closing a main thoroughfare to traffic and opening it up to pedestrians for the better part of the day.

A growing event in Metcalfe known as ‘Meet & Greet on Victoria Street’ will mark its third year in the village’s core come May. “When I opened up the business I was trying to think of ways to advertise and also get people in the village to become more aware of what is available to them as far as vendors, associations, businesses,” said Marc Sauvé, who operates DX Heating and Cooling.

Promoting the value of shopping local was never more important with three new subdivisions going up in Metcalfe and a bevy of businesses opening their doors in the village, he said.

He networked with other business owners in the village he has called home for 14 years, which eventually led to the inaugural ‘Meet and

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Organizers behind the upcoming ‘Meet & Greet on Victoria Street’ hope to close down that busy road on May 13 to entice residents from around the village to browse the main street and learn about the plethora of businesses, associations and organizations that are located close to home.

Greet’ in 2014.

“It took off beyond our wildest dreams,” Sauvé said.

“It was like an old-time midway at the old exhibitions. It turned into a lot of fun.”

While the first year drew 18 vendors, the 2015 celebration attracted about 35 participating businesses. As well, Osgoode Coun. George Darouze pitches in to host his

barbecue during the social event.

This year, there will be a number of returning attractions, including a classic car show, music, emergency ser-

vices personnel, as well as a petting zoo and scavenger hunt.

Business owners also typically hand out free goodies, including popcorn, pizza, candies, muffins, slices of cake, and candy floss.

“Everything is free,” said Sauvé, who also sits on the Metcalfe Community Association. “It’s been wellattended, well-received and getting bigger every year.”

But there will also be a few new businesses that plan to take part in the meet and greet, such as the Metcalfe Fare Bar and Grill.

As well, reps from Ottawa 2017 will be on hand to share news about upcoming Canada 150 events in the National Capital Region. And youth from the 2951 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps will also take part as they try to generate funds for a trip to Europe in November.

Once again, any proceeds raised from the community celebration, such as through the sale of 50/50 tickets and from $20 fees the vendors have the option of donating, will support a local charity.

This year, the Metcalfe Community Association has been selected as the recipient.

New this year, organizers are hoping to have a large swath of Victoria Street, between Eighth Line Road and Dow Street, closed to traffic so that revellers can mingle and browse. The stretch is near Victoria Park, considered a hub in the village.

“We’re going to have free shuttles that run in behind on Bruce Street to take people up to the other end to 7905 (Victoria St.),” Sauvé said, adding this will allow residents to get to the west end of Victoria Street, where music will be played and the classic cars will be on full display.

A LOOK AHEAD

Meet & Greet on Victoria Street is scheduled for May 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group organizing the event next meets April 18 at 6 p.m. at the Metcalfe Golf Course. For details, visit facebook.com/MetcalfeMeetandGreet.

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A breakdown of the numbers reveals how well elementary and secondary schools in these areas may fare amid future changes.

When it comes to total population, five of the 12 communities in these neighbourhoods rank in the top 25 across Ottawa, while seven rank in the top 25 in terms of child population, Riverview Park resident said David Knockaert in presenting to more than 60 parents at a meeting held at the Canterbury Community Centre on March 2 about the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s Alta Vista and Hunt Club learning and accommodation review.

Population projections for these communities appear strong amid immigration, future light-rail intensification, as well as residential hubs planned for Elmvale Acres, Bank and Walkley and Herongate, among others.

“We’re in a very good position to support schools,” Knockaert said.

Coming on the heels of the

recent western and eastern school studies, the next review was to start in April. But that may be pushed back to May, June or September as board officials and trustees consider possible changes to its consultation process.

“We’re in a very good position to support schools.”

DAVID KNOCKAERT, RIVERVIEW PARK RESIDENT AND PRESENTER

Hosted by community association presidents representing Riverview Park, Alta Vista, Canterbury, Hunt Club and Elmvale Acres, the meeting was designed to introduce parents to the review process and outline potential changes that could echo the results of the recent round of accommodation studies.

These are resulting in school closures, grade restructuring and program changes.

When it comes to school space, Knockaert offered a breakdown by language program: English and early and middle French immersion.

In Alta Vista half of the English-track programs, which are less popular than French immersion, are in larger schools, whereas French immersion has been assigned to small schools despite its popularity.

Knockaert found in crunching the data – which was vetted in advance of the meeting by school board officials – that there is an overabundance of English single-track schools, restricted French immersion programming and a lack of immersion programs in Alta Vista and Hunt Club compared to the rest of the board’s schools across the city.

“There’s a real disparity between how the programs are assigned across the district and how they’ve been assigned to our two areas,” Knockaert said, adding this is especially evident in Alta Vista.

When it comes to use of space per language stream, both Alta Vista and Hunt Club schools fare very well and are ahead of the board’s average.

But there’s more to consider when it comes to school capacity. For instance, Charles H. Hulse in Alta Vista has room for more than 500 kids. But as an English-track school it attracts less than 200 students.

“You’ve got to expect you’re going to have a lot of empty desks,” he said.

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Review needed to examine space, programming, spending a lot of money to maintain them, we have to watch how we use our schools. “So that is a big part of this conversation, but it’s not the only part of this conversation.�

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Meanwhile, Fielding Drive in Riverside Park offers English and French immersion, putting it in a strong position, though it doesn’t have a full slate of grades and has room for more than 600 kids.

School board trustee Mark Fisher acknowledged this has not been properly addressed, saying that “75 to 78 per cent of our kids are enrolling in our school board for early French immersion, which is putting incredible stress in our English programs.�

It’s led to a challenge in how to manage growth in French immersion, but at the same time offer a strong English program. “I don’t think there’s an easy answer,� he said, noting that he’s not convinced the answer lies in moving to English-only schools or French immersion-only sites.

One parent wanted to know if moving children into Englishstream schools – particularly those kids who would do best in one language – would marginalize students. “It’s obviously something we have to grapple with,� Fisher told the crowd.

HIGH SCHOOL

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More than 60 parents of children and youth who attend schools in several south Ottawa communities listen to a March 2 presentation at the Canterbury Community Centre on the learning and accommodation review the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will launch later this year.

THE WHY

The trustee said it’s important for parents to understand why the board is reviewing its schools across the district.

When the city amalgamated, the Ottawa Board of Education and the Carleton Board of Education merged. “We’ve got buildings in funny places,� Fisher said. “Particularly

in the greenbelt where the two school boards met each other, we’ve got programs all over the place.�

While there was “robust programming� in terms of special and alternative education and French language training, “when you look at our sites across the city some of them don’t make any rhyme or reason in terms of why they are where they are,� he

said.

A review was needed to consider space constraints and program efficiency and location, as well as teacher allocation.

Spending is also a consideration. “We have a $400-million backlog in terms of general operations and maintenance,� Fisher said. “So because we have a lot of buildings and because it takes

Meanwhile, student populations have dipped at three of the four high schools in the review area, with Hillcrest leading the way. It sits at 41 per cent full and has seen a 38-per-cent enrolment drop since 2011, coinciding with a boundary policy change in 2010, Knockaert said.

Brookfield is half full. Its student body has shrunk 25 per cent since 2011.

Canterbury, where 70 per cent of the student body or about 900 kids belong to the specialized arts program, is 111 per cent full, though enrolment has dipped seven per cent since 2011.

Enrolment could spike with the introduction of French immersion this September, Knockaert said.

One parent questioned why French is being offered there since the school is already full.

Ellis said this program is part of a board policy. “But there’s no room,� the parent said. “That’s what the review of accommodations are for,� Ellis replied.

The community associations that co-sponsored the meeting will be hosting future information sessions. To check in on meeting dates and locations, visit elmvaleacres.org.

SCHOOLS TO BE REVIEWED:

• Alta Vista Elementary: Alta Vista, Arch Street, Charles H. Hulse, Featherston, Hawthorne, Pleasant Park, Riverview Alternative and Vincent Massey Secondary: Canterbury, Hillcrest • Hunt Club Elementary: Bayview, Blossom Park, Dunlop, Fielding Drive, General Vanier, Robert Bateman, Roberta Bondar and Sawmill Creek Secondary: Brookfield, Ridgemont For more coverage, see page 12

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BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

As parents brace themselves for an upcoming review of their children’s elementary and secondary schools in Alta Vista and Hunt Club, many already have ideas to improve the consultation process ahead of any major decisions.

School board trustees Mark Fisher and Chris Ellis were urged during a March 2 meeting at the Canterbury Community Centre to consult the public well before the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board makes its recommendation.

“You’re going to get a heck of a lot more buy-in from families and communities and teachers and principals if they were presented with the problem, … and generate your recommendations from that rather than a bunch of people sitting in an ivory tower and deciding what’s happening in their communities,” one concerned parent said.

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are challenges at the board level.

He said he and other trustees “have our work cut out for us in terms of convincing staff that there is a different kind of variation on the model that they’re used to, that is perhaps maybe outside their comfort zone, but at the same point can get you to a better place and perhaps faster with more buy-in if you were to do it a different way.”

Ellis agreed the process is limited.

“Usually, staff bring their initial report, they come with their consultation plan and they seem very wedded to the very minimum that the province (requires),” he said.

Parents also pitched the need to translate information ahead of time for those parents whose first language isn’t English, and giving parents advance notice about the review process, and broadcasting board meetings.

“There’s no reason we can’t have video feed for those,” another parent said. “I hate to say it, but it doesn’t always feel

like our board wants to know what the community wants, and doesn’t want to hear it.”

The board must make every effort to proactively push out information to all parents and not just post it on the board’s website, came another suggestion.

“It needs to be put in place especially with huge decisions like this,” one woman said of setting up a process to email every parent in the review area and include contact information for school trustees.

That’s partly why the start of the accommodation review, which was to begin in April, will likely be delayed, possibly until May, June or September.

“I think the reason why we are looking to pause on Alta Vista/Hunt Club is because we appreciate that we have to do some of that advance communication with school communities … to let people know about the review, the timelines, when we’re going to get started, how late we can participate,” said Fisher.

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Parents pitch need to improve school accommodation review Continued from page 12

Once the timelines are set, a pre-consultation process can then be developed, Fisher said.

Meanwhile, Ellis acknowledged that in the board’s recent eastern review “we didn’t do as good a job as we should have.�

While attempts were made to connect with east-end refugee families during that study, he said more must be done to reach out to community houses and harder-to-reach groups in future.

However, for the first time ever the board streamed its recent western and eastern accommodation review meetings online, though not regular board meetings, he noted.

GIBBERISH

But printed materials were less accessible because they were translated using Google Translate. “For Arabic, it was gibberish,� Ellis said. “We’ll have to do

better than that.�

One Hunt Club Park parent suggested using multicultural liaison officers, who are already at work in the schools, and Ellis agreed the plan is to make greater use of these cultural and language experts. “Our first challenge is connecting with those communities and bringing them into the process,� he noted.

Clinton Cowan, president of the Alta Vista Community Association and president of the board of directors at the South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre, also extended the use of the centre’s interpreters who are fluent in more than three-dozen languages.

Among the other changes that trustees will lobby for as the board looks to launch the next review will be asking staff to have information available sooner, such as financial details around busing costs, as well as to present a range of options in addition to the board’s lone recommendation.

“What I would like to do is see if we can change the way that we can present the scenario to the community,� Fisher said, adding this can provide communities with the pros and cons for different options. “At least coming out with a range in terms of how we might address particular programs over a large geographic area.�

But there is a chance any consultation changes may not be implemented in time for the upcoming review.

Trustees are hoping to have a firm start date for the study within the next month, which will determine whether there is room for additional consultation meetings.

A September start date would provide enough of a window, but that could mean a time crunch for board officials since the process would have to wrap up by next March.

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Greg and Andrea Lister will soon have their love story told on the banks of a small body of water in the Blossom Park community’s Fawn Meadows Park. City council has agreed to name the pond there Proposal Pond in honour of the couple’s engagement.

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BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

A love story in Blossom Park has sparked the creation of a permanent fixture on the banks of a pond where a romantic

marriage proposal began a new chapter for one couple.

Ottawa’s city council approved a local resident’s request to have a naturalized stormwater pond at Fawn Meadows Park named Proposal Pond.

The wording for the plaque commemorating the official name is being drafted, after city council said yes to the pitch last December.

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“I think we have a bunch of romantics on council and committee,” said Gloucester-Southgate Coun.

Diane Deans, who also sits on the commemorative naming committee that gave its stamp of approval before forwarding the request to council. The naming process also went through a public consultation period.

“Nobody wanted to say no to a good-news, happy-ending kind of story,” Deans said of her fellow councillors.

Greg Lister, the longtime Blossom Park resident who popped the question to his then girlfriend, Andrea, on a cold winter night on Jan. 10, 2015, only found out last week that his naming proposal had been given the green light.

“We’re very excited and happy and heart-warmed by the whole news about it,” said Lister.

The engagement story took on a life of its own after Lister wrote to Deans last April asking for permission to put up a sign at the pond declaring it Proposal Pond.

That led to Deans putting the request through the proper city channels.

“It’s come a long ways from something very simple to a whole process behind it,” Lister said, adding that he was rather surprised that a plaque, and not just a basic sign, will go up at the site to share some of the engagement story.

“We’re very grateful for how this has all come about, and deeply touched by the kindness that our community is showing (us) throughout the process,” he said.

It’s the first time Deans – a long time city councillor – received a request interwoven with a love story.

And now that the pond has a romantic name, it’s possible her ward, and in particular that body of water, will become a destination for couples looking to take their relationship to the next level.

It could become a go-to place for engagements, creating a tradition that echoes the symbolism that has become synonymous with the Corktown Footbridge in Centretown, where ‘love locks’ are attached to the railings. Many of the padlocks are adorned with the initials or names of people, many of them couples in love.

“Wouldn’t that be a happy ending if Ward 10 became a hotbed for proposals?” Deans said with a laugh.

“That would be fun.”

That is just fine with Lister.

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Greg and Andrea Lister, who got engaged on the banks of a Blossom Park pond, say they are grateful for the city’s support of their bid to name the body of water Proposal Pond. It will be officially christened this summer.

“It could be a private setting for romance to happen and for other families to share memories together,” he said, adding that he and Andrea often reminisce about the times they’ve shared at Fawn Meadows Park and Proposal Pond.

“It’s so wonderful to be able to share the significance of what this special place means to us and the memories it’s allowed us to create, and continue to create, for us and for others who continue to visit the park into the future,” said Lister.

It will take about eight weeks to produce the Proposal Pond plaque as the Listers help with the wording of their love story. The plan is to hold a small ceremony to christen Proposal Pond this summer, perhaps in June.

“How sweet is it that he’s so touched by it that he wanted to do that?” Deans said of Lister. “I’ve never met him, but I hope to because I think he’s really sweet.”

Week In Review!

Ottawa Community Police Community Police presence in the Ward has recently been a topic of discussion in our community. I want to assure you that our Community Police Officer (CPO) will continue to serve our neighbourhoods. I had the pleasure to meet our CPO, in Greely at their office on Parkway Road. Sgt. Jenn Cote and her partner Cst. JP Vincelette, discussed community speeding concerns, parks, and community involvement during our meeting.

They also explained where their routes have expanded over the rural areas. I have noticed the presence of police vehicles in the area more over the last month than before. The boundary changes would be partially why. Sgt. Cote will remain the primary point of contact for residents and she looks forward to meeting more residents. Thank you both for meeting with me and giving the community the reassurance they were looking for.

Rock the ‘Goode 2017 Vibration Studios in Osgoode village hosted an Ottawa 2017 musical event which was in partnership with the 2017 Juno Awards through their micro grant program.

The family run business showcased local talent as well as greeted many new people that joined in for the evenings’ entertainment. It’s always wonderful to stay local and support local businesses as they grow. Keep up the great work Fred and family!

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Three and five night Urban Camping packages are now on sale for the Canada Day long weekend. This Canada Day, visitors from across Canada and around the world will arrive in the Nation’s Capital to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. In order to create extra accommodation space to allow as many people as possible to enjoy the Canada Day festivities, Ottawa is offering a unique short-term Urban Camping experience in select City parking lots and green spaces for tents and RVs as a family-friendly option for accommodations. Visitors can book a spot to park a camper or pitch a tent from June 29 to July 4.

There are many locations to choose from across Ottawa, where campers will have access to washrooms, showers and other site amenities. For information on rates, camping locations or to book your spot, please visit www.Ottawa.ca, or call 3-1-1.

Osgoode Youth Association held their second annual road hockey tournament over the weekend with close to 100 kids involved throughout the day as well as some very special guests. This year, Mayor Watson, Councillor Qaqish, Tony Greco, and Sgt. Jenn Cote joined me to play a game with the youth. The shoot out was a challenge in the skills department with Tony Greco being the only one scoring! Thank you to Nicole McKerracher and your team of volunteers for putting on this event each year. I look forward to it again next year!

Change your Clocks, Change your Batteries Ottawa Fire Services reminds residents to replace batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, at home and at the cottage, when setting clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 12. Changing batteries and restocking supplies will help make sure that you and your family are ready for almost any emergency.

Rink Operators Annual Breakfast The Annual Rink Operators breakfast is always a fun time serving up breakfast with many council colleagues as well as the Mayor. It’s a time for us to thank the individuals that take so much time to start up and maintain the Outdoor Rinks (ODR) in our communities.

This year was a particularly challenging one with the extreme weather we experienced. Although not all the rinks in the rural areas are City run, I want to acknowledge and thank the many private residents that also take countless hours away from family to offer up a chance for kids to use the ODRs in their communities.

These volunteers do it for the love of the community and a chance to give back. Thank you and see you next season!

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Traffic Calming It is that time of the year when the snow is melting and traffic calming measures are put in place throughout the ward. Last year my office worked with local residents and the City’s traffic branch to put up flex-stakes and paint the speed limit on roads to encourage drivers to slow down. These measures will be implemented again this year. If you would like to see traffic calming measures implemented on your street please send me an e-mail at michael.qaqish@ottawa.ca and your request will be added to the list. These requests will be accepted until July 1st 2017. A reminder that keeping our streets safe needs to be a community effort - please drive safely and obey speed limits especially in residential areas.

STEP Focus on Distracted Driving and Speeding The Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on distracted driving and speeding during the month of March. Between 2011 and 2015 distracted driving was the cause of 26, 860 collisions resulting in 5, 761 injuries and 18 fatalities. Between 2011 and 2015 speeding caused 15,850 collisions resulting in 3,759 injuries and 54 fatalities. The Safer Roads Ottawa Program is a leading community partnership between Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Public Health and the Public Works Department committed to preventing or eliminating road deaths and serious injuries for all people in the City of Ottawa, through culture change, community engagement, and development of a sustainable safe transportation environment. Ottawa residents have identified traffic safety as a top priority. The Safer Roads Ottawa Program is committed to using available resources to make Ottawa roads safer for residents.

All Urban Camping Packages on Sale Now! Three and five night Urban Camping packages are now on sale for the Canada Day long weekend. In order to create extra accommodation space to allow as many people as possible to enjoy the Canada Day festivities, Ottawa is offering a unique short-term urban camping experience in select City parking lots and green spaces for tents and RVs as a family friendly option for accommodations. There are many locations to choose from and campers will have access to washrooms, showers and other amenities. For more information on rates, location and how to book, please visit ottawa.ca.

Catalyst Projects to help City become Cleaner and Greener The City of Ottawa is proceeding with eight renewable energy and energy conservation projects totalling $300,000, as a practical way to advance the City’s Renewable Energy Strategy, called Energy Evolution. Many City strategic initiative projects are underway to improve the environment including the completion of the Confederation Line, expansion of the pedestrian and cycling pathways system and the planting of more than 150, 000 trees. Another update report will be considered by Environment and Climate Protection Committee in the last quarter of 2017.

2951 Royal Canadian Army Cadets Trivia Night The 2951 Royal Canadian Army Cadets Corps are hosting a Trivia Night and silent auction to help raise funds for their trip to Vimy this year. The event will be held at the Hyland Gold Club, 2101 Alert Road on Saturday March 25th at 7:00pm. Please enter your teams of 8-10 people by March 21st by RSVP to 2951pro@gmail.com. All are welcome!

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Earlier this month, Ottawa police and public health officials issued a public warning about fake prescription pills potentially laced with the deadly opioid fentanyl. We have read about too many youth dying from overdoses in Ottawa and across Canada recently. Increased awareness and open dialogues must take place now more than ever because the reality is that this problem is in our community.

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The city’s legal challenge to recoup funds from the construction of the first faulty phase of the Airport Parkway pedestrian and cycling bridge will delay the process to name the span, possibly for years.

Bid to name Airport Pkwy bridge faces delay

BY ERIN MCCRACKEN erin.mccracken@metroland.com

A family’s bid to name the Airport Parkway footbridge after a Hunt Club man who was struck and killed as he crossed the busy road could be shelved for years.

“Everybody was disappointed that the naming would be delayed so long,” said Hunt Club resident Brandy Dagenais.

She and her family have been advocating that the pedestrian and cycling bridge, which connects South Keys and Hunt Club, be named after her brother-in-law Kenny Dagenais, who was fatally struck by a car as the 26-year-old cut across the parkway on Oct. 22, 2007, not far from where the bridge was eventually built.

The Dagenais family renewed their pitch for the structure to be called the Kenny Dagenais Memorial Bridge after learning that River Coun. Riley Brockington suggested late last year that it might be time to give the structure an official moniker if there was enough public interest.

There apparently was, since Brockington said he has since received a number of ideas. The plan was to decide early this year whether to move forward with the naming initiative, then consult the public and develop a shortlist that would be vetted through the city’s commemorative naming process.

When there appeared to be no new developments in naming the footbridge, the Dagenais family went in search of an update.

They learned in a Feb. 27 meeting with Brockington, whose ward includes the Hunt Club portion of the bridge, and Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, whose ward encompasses the South Keys connection point, that it could be a long time before the bridge is named.

“It could take years,” said Dagenais, who was accompanied at the meeting by Heather Dawson, her mother-in-law and Kenny’s mother, and Heather’s husband George.

The reason is the lawsuit the municipality mounted against the designer and main contractor that was first hired to build the pedestrian and cycling bridge.

Construction of the footbridge began in 2011 and was to take about eight months. But design problems with the suspension tower arose and it needed to be rebuilt, pushing the bridge’s opening to November 2014.

The project was budgeted at $6.9 million, but that was bumped up to $11.55 million with council’s approval in 2013.

Then in 2014, the city launched a $5.8-million lawsuit against Genivar, now known as WSP Canada, the company that designed the problemplagued tower.

It was Mayor Jim Watson who urged Deans and Brockington in recent weeks to set the naming process aside until the lawsuit is resolved. As well, there are a number of counterclaims the city is facing in connection with the bridge work.

See NAMING, page 17

Naming will relaunch once lawsuits resolved City Councillor/Conseiller Municipal River Ward/Quartier Rivière

Continued from page 16

Earth Day ‘Sustainable Ottawa’ Essay Contest This year, Earth Day will be celebrated on Saturday April 22 and you are invited to join me at my annual Earth Day event at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre from 2-4pm. Two dozen environmental organizations will also be in attendance for the trade show, as well as local politicians and a special guest speaker.

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Hunt Club resident Brenda Lang (left), her niece Heather Dawson and Dawson’s daughter-inlaw Brandy Dagenais have been advocating that the Airport Parkway footbridge be named the Kenny Dagenais Memorial Bridge after Dawson’s son, who was fatally struck as he crossed the parkway in 2007. The naming process for the bridge will be delayed until after the city’s lawsuit against the bridge contractor is resolved.

Parkway. Before it was built, the only other option was walking the long way around on the Hunt Club Bridge to the south, considered a very long way around and not pedestrian or cyclist friendly year-round.

Meanwhile, the Dagenais

family plans to do a walkabout at the footbridge with area councillors in early April to pick out the best spot where they could install a plaqueadorned bench and/or plant a tree to honour Kenny’s memory.

“In October of this year is the 10th anniversary of their son’s death and so it does seem timely that we find some way to remember him,” Deans said, adding there could be a ceremony at the bridge this fall if that is what the family wishes.

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“The lawsuits have not been worked out yet and he felt that that really cast a pall over the bridge until all of that is behind us,” Deans said, adding that any name attached to the bridge would also be associated with the legal battle and its eventual outcome.

“It’s not nice for the person whose name is attached to that bridge,” she said.

Brockington said while he is “keen” to get the bridge named, he is also cognizant of the advice he received directly from the city solicitor to wait until the legal challenges are resolved. That is why the councillor is “willing to wait a couple of years to engage the community on a naming.”

“I think that’s fair. I think that’s wise,” said Brockington of not wanting the new name connected to the legal challenges.

Once the legal tangles are resolved, the naming process would be relaunched, which the Dagenais family will welcome.

“I said, no matter how long it will take, we’re going to be there, fighting for it to be named after Kenny,” said Dagenais. “We do want Kenny to be honoured.

“We made it clear that once this (process) comes around, we’ll be there again.”

Within her own family and friend circles, the footbridge is already colloquially known as ‘Kenny’s Bridge.’

They insist the bridge should be officially named for their loved one because his death helped spur the construction of the span by highlighting the dangers jaywalkers faced as they cut across the Airport

In the lead-up to Earth Day, students who live and/ or attend school in grades 7, 8 and 9 in River Ward are invited to participate in an ESSAY CONTEST with the topic: “What is your vision of what a sustainable Ottawa will look like in 50 years?” While articulating a vision for 2067, participants are asked to consider the following questions: How will Ottawa change over the next 50 years? What role will I (the essay author) play to make these changes happen? How will these changes positively impact the city? Essays are due March 24 and should not exceed 750 words. Please contact my office for more information/details. Hydro Ottawa is sponsoring this event and cash prizes will be awarded for the top three essays.

Geoff Wightman Park – Public Consultation You are invited to join me for an open house/public consultation on Monday March 20 from 6:30-8pm in the Riverside Churches (3191 Riverside Drive) to discuss the renewal of Geoff Wightman Park. The park components have exceeded their lifecycle and will be replaced in 2017. Please join me, along with the City’s Park Planner and your neighbours for an open house/drop-in to discuss the park and potential new components you’d like to see included. Following the open house, the Park Planner will develop a couple of concept plans based on the input received from local residents. A subsequent open house will be considered in early May to review and provide comments on the final selection of the park design. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please submit any ideas for park components that you would like to see incorporated, via email at Riley.Brockington@Ottawa.ca.

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Police to Ticket Distracted Drivers and Speeders During the month of March, the Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on distracted driving and speeding. Between 2011 and 2015, there were 26,860 collisions resulting in 5,761 injuries and 18 fatalities due to distracted driving, while during the same time period, there were 15,850 collisions resulting in 3,759 injuries and 54 fatalities in Ottawa due to speeding. River Ward residents have identified traffic safety as a top priority and I have made this one of my top priorities as well.

Please drive safe in our neighbourhoods, we all have a role to play.

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The Irish Society of the National Capital Region is looking for individuals with the rarest hair colour out there — red — to participate in this year’s annual St. Patrick’s Parade on March 11.

Involvement is up to the ginger-haired participant — volunteer, watch from the route, or take part in the parade.

The parade begins at city hall and follows a route along Bank Street to Aberdeen Pavilion, at Lansdowne Park.

Currently, the society is looking for more parade marshals to help out.

According to organizer Lauren Strevens O’Neil, marshals are needed all along the route.

“We do also have a need for some banner-carriers,” said Strevens O’Neil. “Some energetic folks who are willing and able to walk the parade route carrying our sponsors’ banners.”

Aside from banner-carriers, the parade also collects food and money donations for the Ottawa Food Bank.

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The annual parade celebrates Irish culture and heritage every year during the Ottawa Irish Festival, which ends with the Grand Irish Party.

Beau’s All Natural Brewing has partnered with the society to create the second annual Beau’s St. Patrick’s Party.

The Irish Society, along with other Irish organizations in Ottawa, host a variety of events across the city embracing Irish culture during the Ottawa Irish Festival.

The festival begins with a proclamation by Mayor Jim Watson on March 9 at city hall.

Refreshments and live entertainment will be available between 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Other events include: • The Rose of Tralee Ottawa Centre holds its selection on March 12.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Robert Alfred Edwards, suddenly at home on Sunday, February 26, 2017 in his 77th year. Loving husband of Carole (nee Kerr) for 57 years. Loving father of Teresa Edwards (Stuart), Barb (Stephen DeLisle) and Vicki (Mike Ogilvie) and predeceased by son Brian. Proud Poppa of Jessica (Justin), Adam (Melanie), Monica, Amelia (Romano), Rachel, Ashley and “Poppa Bob” of Sativah, Silas and Sophie. Survived by his siblings Vivian (Bud Lackey), Katherine (Jim) Hover, Harold (Donna) Edwards, Jack (Dorothy) Edwards, Charlie (the late Kay) Edwards, Linda (Wayne Bennett), Danny (Maureen) Edwards, and sisters-in-law Marian Edwards and Clara Edwards, Sue (Joe Wynn) and brother-inlaw Russell (Diane Kerr). Predeceased by his parents Newman and Essie Edwards, sisters Edith (late Ken) Cole, Shirley (late Woody) Drew and brothers Albert, Wayne and James. survived by many nieces, nephews, friends and neighbours. Bob worked in shipping/receiving at RCA Victor for 19 years and left the company before it closed to open Edwards Lumber in the 1970’s. He also took over the running of the family farm upon his dad’s death. Bob loved farming and everything to do with the outdoors. He loved camping, hunting and fishing. Bob said “he would never be rich, but he was rich with so much love from family and friends”.

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The Board of Directors of KDH is seeking an innovative physician leader who will bring strong interpersonal skills and a consensus-building leadership style in his/her interaction with medical staff, the Board, and administration. The Chief of Staff will have strong organizational and administrative skills and will help to implement KDH’s strategic vision and mission. A systems thinker, the successful candidate will understand the importance of embracing partnership and collaboration opportunities at both regional and local levels.

The Chief of Staff is accountable to the Board of Directors of KDH for the leadership of the medical staff to ensure that the quality of the medical care given to patients of the Hospital is in accordance with policies established by the Board and with KDH’s vision, mission and values. To be successful, the Chief of Staff works closely with KDH’s Chief Executive Officer and senior management. The ideal candidate will be able to build and maintain relationships based on trust, respect, and transparency, and be seen by his/her peers as an effective collaborator and a champion of quality, patient-centred care.

To be eligible, you must be currently registered and licensed (or eligible for licensure) with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Working experience in a rural community setting will serve you well in this leadership role. Additional education and/or leadership training is an asset. This position is part-time, based on an average of 15 to 20 hours per month or 180 to 240 hours annually. Applications, which will include a salary range expectation, will be received until the closing date of March 31, 2017.

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We thank all those who apply, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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The Capital City Reds, an independent summer collegiate baseball team comprised of 18 to 22 year olds, are gearing up for their third season, which will include a number of free home games at the Ottawa Champions home stadium in Overbrook.

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The city’s ball diamonds are still covered in a blanket of snow, but already the Capital City Reds are thinking ahead to a potential grand slam of season.

The 25-man summer collegiate baseball team, made up of 18 to 22 year olds from the OttawaGatineau region, elsewhere in Canada and the U.S., is preparing for its third season, which it hopes will draw still larger crowds to free home games at the Ottawa Champions’ home stadium in Overbrook.

“We’re still getting the word out on our team.

Some people have no idea who we are,” said Roch Seguin, the team’s co-founder, president and head coach.

“But it’s going pretty

good.”

The team is the only team of its kind in Ottawa, and is one of only two such clubs in Ontario, including the Thunder Bay Border Cats.

The Reds offer an elite baseball experience, not only for players, but also for baseball fans, said Seguin.

“It’s high-calibre ball,” said the former Alta Vista resident, who first began swinging bats as a kid in Canterbury. While he now lives in Luskville, Que., he still works in Alta Vista, and coaches with the University of Ottawa GeeGees baseball team. The Reds’ associate coach is Matti Emery, head coach of the GeeGees and Estonia’s national baseball club.

Players come from all over – last year one came

from Australia – to play two months for the independent team after their college or university baseball seasons wrap up each May. “After 18-and-under baseball there really wasn’t an avenue for amateur players to continue after that,” Sean Simard, the not-forprofit team’s volunteer general manager, said of the how the team got its start.

Most of the games the Reds play are south of the border because there are no other elite leagues that will commit to sending teams to play half the season in Ottawa.

“That’s why we have to be an independent team and travel to them,” Seguin said, adding there are U.S. leagues that want the Reds to join them, though that would mean the Ottawa

club would play all of their games on the road.

“All the teams that we play have a good reputation and they’re actually good ball teams,” Seguin added.

The head coach has a long baseball resume.

He worked his way up through the ranks from Canterbury Little League to elite under-18 programs before going on to play in the U.S. He began coaching elite ball in Quebec, starting at the midget AAA level, and then moving on to coaching junior elite in Quebec.

Though there are pluses to being an independent team, such as being able to decide who they want to play, there are also some challenges.

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Intense travel schedule to U.S. makes for good ball: coach noticed by scouts from colleges and universities, even semi-pro and pro teams.

One Capital City Red recently signed a professional contract and is heading to Arizona soon to play independent professional baseball in the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs.

“If all my players can sign and go play pro, we’re definitely doing a good job,” Seguin said.

While the team’s inaugural season was one of teambuilding and being on the road 100 per cent of the time, the team fared well last season and played a number of home games. They capped off their run with a playoff series in Ohio – which draws the best of the best from across the

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“We don’t have a lot of options when it comes to joining a league of our calibre,” Seguin said. “If I’m going to bring in a kid from Texas, I don’t want him coming here and playing baseball that’s not worth the trip for him.

“I’ve got to give these guys a good schedule. That’s why we have to travel.”

In order to make their season a success, a significant amount of fundraising is needed to help offset the cost of the team’s travel expenses.

Each player also pays $2,000 to play for the team, which covers about 60 per cent of expenses, which can climb to be between $80,000 and $100,000 per season. It’s typiFOR SALE

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Players with the Capital City Reds summer collegiate ball team also spend part of their season giving back to the community, such as helping out at an Ottawa Food Bank farm.

“We play about 50 games in 60 days,” said Simard. “That’s just summer college baseball.

It’s really condensed.”

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cal for players to pay to play at this level of ball, though the cost varies from league to league. But players get a lot of bang for their buck.

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U.S. – during which the Reds beat out a team that had won the championship two years in a row.

About eight players are returning from last year, and the remainder will be new to the Ottawa team this season.

“We have a lot of local flavour this year, which is a good thing for us,” Seguin said.

The team is holding its annual fundraiser and silent auction on May 28 at the Lone Star Texas Grill at 1221 Lemieux St. LET’S PLAY BALL

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God played big role in family life back in the ‘30s

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t wasn’t as if Emerson had done some dastardly deed like stealing money out of the sugar bowl, but what he did earned him a sound cuff on the ear from Mother.

What he did was say, “God, I sure would like a real hockey stick, instead of the one Father made out of a piece of wood.” It wasn’t that wanting the hockey stick got him into trouble; it was saying “God” outside of praying. It was a sin to take God’s name in vain, and Mother wouldn’t tolerate it, and that’s all there was to it.

Mother didn’t say a word. She didn’t have to.

The cuff on the ear said it all. And yet, it seemed to me, as I watched Emerson take his punishment, that adults were forgiven for taking the Lord’s name in vain. Father never quite got the word God out. He would say, “by gad,” which to me was too close to the actual word for comfort. And as I sat and thought about all the ways God’s name was worked into everyday conversations, I had a very hard time figuring out what was right and what was wrong — and then there were the times when it seemed perfectly normal.

Mother had a host of sayings all relating to God’s mercy, such as the time old Granny Hines died. Mother clutched her breast with her right hand, then made the sign of the cross, and in a solemn voice said, “God rest her weary soul.” I had a hard time figuring out how Granny’s soul was going to rest if she was already dead.

God figured prominently in just about everything we did, I figured. And we never planned a trip into Renfrew without Mother saying, “God

neighbour came to visit who was said to be the biggest gossip in the county. She was an enormous woman, and when she was telling a story — usually one hard to believe — she would clutch her chest and say, “If that isn’t the truth, may God strike me dead.”

Well, that sent chills right up my back. And I would pray silently that what she said was the gosMemories pel truth. I wasn’t as concerned about her expiring as I was about how we would get her out of the house. Certainly, no one could lift her. And I had visions of Father bringing the stoneboat up to the willing.” back door, and with the help of my three brothers, For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why God rolling her across the kitchen floor, and out the would object to our going anywhere. And “if God back door and onto the stoneboat. favours” was another of Mother’s favourite expresWhen I talked to my older and much wiser sions, or “if God allows,” as if there was some sister Audrey about the God issue, and asked why doubt in her mind as to where we would all be in a Mother called upon Him so often, she said it had few days hence. everything to do with what she called an abiding Hardly a day went by that Mother didn’t say, faith. “Faith” I knew. “Abiding” was a new word “Only God knows,” used when she couldn’t come for me, and I looked it up in my little red dictionup with a reason or something had been misary and found it meant enduring and lasting, and laid. But, what terrified me the most was when a it was then I knew why Mother so often worked God’s name into whatever she was saying. It was simply because back then, when every day was a struggle to make ends meet, we certainly needed God to survive from one day to the next.

For the life of me, I couldn’t figure Audrey said His mercy was enduring and lasting, and that made perfect sense to me. Back then, out why God would object to our there wasn’t too much we could depend on. So, it wasn’t hard to understand why God was called going anywhere upon so often. We needed all the help we could get.

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Roasted spring lamb shanks perfect comfort food Lamb shanks are ideal for long, slow cooking to make them melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Serve over mashed potatoes for the perfect comfort food meal.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 27 minutes Baking Time: 2-1/2 hours Serves 6 INGREDIENTS

2 tbsp (25 mL) vegetable oil 6 lamb shanks (about 4 lb/2 kg) 6 cloves garlic 4 carrots, cut into ½-inch (1 cm) rounds 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 onion, coarsely chopped 1 pkg (227 g) white button mushrooms 1/4 cup (50 mL) all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt 4 cups (1 L) sodium-reduced beef broth 4 sprigs fresh thyme PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

is very tender, about 2 to 2-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Transfer shanks to large platter and tent with foil. Place Dutch oven on stovetop and boil on high heat until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Spoon sauce over shanks.

Tip: Cool, cover and refrigerate lamb shanks up to two days ahead. Reheat in 350°F (180°C) oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until heated through.

In large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add shanks to the Dutch oven and cook until brown on all sides, about eight minutes. Transfer to plate between batches.

Add garlic, carrots, cel- NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION ery, onion and mushrooms to One serving Dutch oven and cook, stirring Protein: 49 grams occasionally until softened, Fat: 16 grams about five minutes. Stir in flour Carbohydrate: 14 grams and salt; cook one minute. Add Carbohydrate: 404 broth; cover and bring to boil.

Fibre: 2 grams Return shanks to Dutch Sodium: 400 mg oven; place thyme over the shanks. Cover and bake in – Foodland Ontario 350°F (180°C) oven until lamb

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Microchips will not fade or be lost over time. Owner information can be accessed electronically and immediately, ensuring the speedy return of a lost pet. While tags may be lost from time to time, tags are still important as a quick and visual way of identifying your pet.

The OHS holds monthly microchip clinics and the next one is coming up on March 12. The cost is $50 — a small price to pay for a lifetime of security. For more information, call 613-725-3166 ext. 221 or email microchip@ottawahumane.ca.

Pet of the Week: Amira (ID# A193021) Amira (ID# A198360)

Microchipping: Your Pet’s Way of Telling Who They Are and Where They Live Does your cat or dog have a microchip? Tiny and virtually painless to implant, this life-long form of identification may mean the difference between never seeing your lost pet again and having her returned safely to you.

Meet Amira, a lovely feline looking for her purr-fect match.

Amira is an inquisitive kitty that loves to explore. She hopes her new home with have a laser pointer and some wand toys for her to play with. She’d also love a cat tree where she can perch and survey her new home.

Amira would appreciate a new owner who will give her time to adjust to her new routine. Are you the one Amira has been waiting for?

For more information on Amira and all the adoptable animals, stop by the OHS at 245 West Hunt Club Rd Check A microchip provides a permanent means of pet identification. out our website at www.ottawahumane.ca to see photos and Each grain-sized microchip has a unique ID number that can descriptions of the animals available for adoption.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 You may find yourself teetering between responsibilities to work, friends and even family. It’s possible you will need to set aside some time to play catch-up in the coming days.

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Local events and happenings over the coming weeks — free to non-profit organizations Fax: 613-723-1862, E-mail: Ottawasouth@metroland.com Please email your events by Fridays at noon to ottawa_ south@metroland.com.

March 10

Alta Vista – Alta Vista branch 6908 of the Knights of Columbus will hold its next macaroni and bean supper for the public on March 10 at the Sainte-Geneviève parish hall, located at 825 Canterbury Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. The meal includes beans and macaroni, bread and butter, coffee, tea, onions in vinegar, and dessert. Cost is $8 for adults and children under 12 eat for free.

March 11

Greely – The Greely and District branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, located at 8021 Mitch Owens Rd., is hosting a euchre tournament on March 11. Registration and a light lunch begin at noon and playing starts at 1 p.m. The cost is $15 per person, and there will be first-, second- and third-place prizes. For details, call 613-8221451 or 613-826-6128.

March 13 to 17

Vernon – Kids ages five to 12 are invited to a week-long fullday art camp during March Break, March 13 to 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and aftercare until 5 p.m. The cost is $125 per child. Call 613-821-4062 to register, or email education@osgoodemuseum.ca.

March 13

Alta Vista – The Alta Vista library branch hosts a ‘picture imperfect’ event for children ages four to six. Raid the craft cupboard and create a visual story. The event happens March 13, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Registration is required.

Visit biblioottawalibrary.ca to register or call 613-737-2837, ext. 26. The branch is located at 2516 Alta Vista Dr. Carlington – River Ward is hosting a free movie night on March 25. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie begins at 6:20 p.m. The movie featured will be Ice Age: Collision Course. Snacks will be available for purchase, with all proceeds doing to the Carlington

Community Association. The event takes place at the Alexander Community Centre, at 960 Silver St. Alta Vista – Enjoy visual storytelling through flipbooks and other artistic experiments at the Alta Vista library branch. The program happens March 13, from 2 to 3 p.m., for kids ages seven to 12.

Registration is required.

March 14

Alta Vista – You are invited to the Pearls 4 Girls evening on March 14, 7 to 9 p.m. at Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. All proceeds from the sale of pearl necklaces and bracelets will go to the Pearls 4 Girls charity, which assists young women in Lesotho in obtaining an education. All are welcome.

Join us for an evening of conversation, browsing and shopping, sampling desserts, and sipping tea and coffee. For details, call 613-733-3156, ext.

229, or visit rideaupark.ca.

Alta Vista – Kids of all ages and a caregiver are invited to celebrate Canada with stories, rhymes and songs. The family program does not require registration. The event happens at the Alta Vista library branch on March 14, from 1:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Alta Vista – On March 14, from 2 to 3 p.m., the Alta Vista library branch hosts adventures in storytelling with games and play for kids ages seven to 12. Registration is required.

Alta Vista – The Ottawa Lifelong Learning for Older Adults (55 plus) will meet on March 14 at 10 a.m. at St. Timothy’s Presbyterian Church, located at 2400 Alta Vista Dr. The speaker will be Karim Gwaduri from Edward Jones, who will discuss estate planning. For details, call Ann Coolen at 613-749-0704.

March 14 to 16

EY Centre – The Ottawa Valley Farm Show is celebrating its 90th anniversary at the EY Centre, located at 4899 Uplands Dr., from March 14 to 16. Special features to

see are rural farming heritage displays by the VITEO antique group, live Ottawa Valley old-time fiddle music by the Vintage Fiddlers, Tiger Island Trio, Dennis Harrington, Randy Foster the Fiddlin’ Fireman with Sherryl Fitzpatrick and the Barrhaven Fiddleheads.

Findlay Creek singer-songwriter Spencer Scharf, and step dancers will also take centre stage.

March 17

Alta Vista – Kids ages six to 12 are invited to create and build with Lego at the Alta Vista library branch on

March 15

March 20

Gloucester – Get to know your soil on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gloucester Horticultural Society, located at 4373 Generation Crt. Mary Reid will explain what good

soil is, different types of soil, how to amend soil, and almost anything else you want to know about soil. Admission is free, but space is limited. Pre-registration is required by calling 613-738-9724. For details, visit gardenontario. org/site.php/glouster/about/ meetings.

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Alta Vista – Kids ages four to six are invited to enjoy stories they can taste, touch and smell at the Alta Vista library branch on March 15, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Alta Vista – On March 15, from 2 to 3 p.m., the Alta Vista library branch hosts A is for ART with the Ottawa Art Gallery. Geared for kids eight to 12, kids will learn how to use ink on paper and to make the best choice of colour to illustrate their personal story.

Inspired by an Annie Pootoogook drawing, participants will learn how to draw a very ordinary moment or their own domestic life and turn it into a great illustration. Registration is required.

March 17. Registration is not required.

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March 16

Alta Vista – Children ages three to six are invited to a mini science storytime with the Canada Science and Technology Museum at the Alta Vista library branch on March 16, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Follow the adventures of a boy named Sasha and his dog Lulu on a winter day and help Sasha problem-solve as the story progresses. Registration is required.

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Alta Vista – Kids ages seven to 12 are invited to explore storytelling through music and movement at the Alta Vista library branch on March 16 from 2 to 3 p.m. Registration is required.

Metcalfe – Osgoode Coun.

George Darouze is hosting an Irish Tea on March 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Metcalfe Town Hall, located at 8243 Victoria St. in Metcalfe. Everyone is encouraged to wear green during the afternoon of tea, which will be served by volunteer firefighters. There will be music performed by

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